Recognitions

Mr. Waterman has been enjoying substantial successes throughout Hampton Roads and elsewhere for over two decades. Almost 20 years ago, Mr. Waterman obtained a $750,000.00 jury verdict in Lynchburg for a tractor-trailer truck victim. In 1998, he notched a $1,250,000.00 medical malpractice verdict in Hampton and a $1,000,000.00 dollar settlement of a Newport News product liability case with a national vehicle manufacturer. His 2004 verdict for $850,000.00 in the City of Williamsburg and James City County was the then highest there. His 2005 jury award of $1,680,000.00 for a fall patient in Newport News received prestigious front page coverage in Virginia Lawyers Weekly (“VLW“) and was one of the largest verdicts in Virginia. In 2006, that jury verdict was upheld by the Virginia Supreme Court in a landmark medical malpractice opinion. Since 2007, he has settled on a confidential basis two class actions certified in the United States District Court for Newport News and Norfolk, one on behalf of 115 plaintiffs. In 2008, Mr. Waterman lobbied the Virginia General Assembly in opposition to House Bill 382, which inequitably stood to deny patients access to the true facts of their health care by providers who commit malpractice; and obtained three record settlements collectively totalling over $2,500,000.00 for Peninsula patient fall victims. In 2009, he settled a multi-party suit in state court. His 2010 jury verdict of $6,100,000.00 for a brain injury victim in Gloucester County was by far the greatest there, one of the highest across Virginia, and subject of VLW front page coverage; and the $987,500.00 settlement co-counsel and he obtained for a brachial plexus injury caused during shoulder-dystocia delivery was the largest known one of its kind in Virginia. In 2011 Mr. Waterman settled a medical malpractice case for $1,000,000.00.

On April 20, 2012, the Virginia Supreme Court in Richmondopined in his Gloucester brain injury case a high school Assistant Principal owed a duty of care to a student, there was no statutory immunity for personal injury liability, gross negligence is an exception to common law sovereign immunity, and a reporting student’s de bene esse deposition was admissible. On December 7, 2012, a Newport News jury awarded his 88 year-old client $3,500,000.00 in another patient fall case against Riverside Hospital, Inc., wherein he introduced cutting-edge 3.0 Tesla MRI, Diffusion Tensor Imaging (“DTI”), and NeuroQuant Analysis.

Mr. Waterman has settled a personal injury case for $1,400,000.00 in 2013, and has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America (2014) for his handling of “Plaintiff – Medical Malpractice” in Southeast, Virginia. He is moving numerous patient fall, other malpractice and vehicle accident cases across Hampton Roads toward trial this year.

Large complex litigation is his forte. His cases feature “first impression” and other sophisticated issues. Mr. Waterman has prevailed in a dozen appeals before state and federal courts. He handles cases throughout Virginia and with local counsel in other states, such as Louisiana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and the District of Columbia.

Mr. Waterman brings to bear decades of personal injury experience, providing clients valuable perspective, skill and credibility. He also has the staying power to withstand common insurance defense delay tactics and to investigate, negotiate, litigate, mediate, try and/or appeal as may be warranted in his discretion.

“Establish justice in the courts.” Amos 5:15. “Sunlight is . . . the best of disinfectants.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. “Never give in,” Sir Winston Churchill, “for without victory, there is no survival.” “The arc of the moral compass is long, but it bends toward justice.” Dr. Martin Luther King.

MR. WATERMAN’S CASE RESULTS AND CLIENT TESTIMONIALS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE BY HIM.

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Client Testimonials

Bravo! I’m so glad we stuck it out with you. YOU ARE THE MAN! And please tell Jeanne she is the woman! Wow!

Scott B.

Thank you for being born and doing what you do so well.

Dr. Gary R.

Thank you for helping me liberalize my opinion of litigation. Please do not hesitate to call us for assistance during next year’s legislative session.

Steve W.

On behalf of my family I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your expertise in my mother’s case. Your service was greatly appreciated. A job well done. Thanks again.

Pauline H.

You are truly one awesome trial attorney. I have been very impressed . . . .

Dr. Gary R.

I just heard the good news from my mother. Congratulations and thanks for your hard work in winning this case for the maximum award amount. All of us appreciate your efforts.

Harry B.

Anne and I enjoyed working with you immensely and are most appreciative of your exemplary representation as well as the outstanding final resolution you achieved. Thank you again for your time, effort and excellent counsel. We look forward to being in touch with you again should the need arise.

Jim P.

Words cannot adequately express the gratitude Anne and I have for your absolutely superb representation and counsel. Thank you for all of your time and energy expended on our behalf and for the spectacularly successful conclusion! We are so glad we found you and will always be grateful to you. It has been a real pleasure watching a truly accomplished attorney practice his craft with such skill and grace.

Jim P.

We were so thrilled Monday to be in the Supreme Court of Virginia. I was so tickled I could hardly stand myself. Your Brief to the Supreme Court was exhaustive and so comprehensive in all the different cases, etc. you included. It was a work of art — it was also the work of a genius. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language states: “Genius. Exceptional intellectual and creative power.” I couldn’t say it better myself. For all your effort, for all your hard work; for all your time, for all your hard work; for all your research, for all your hard work — may God bless you with wealth, health and a heart overflowing with love for His Son.

Jerry and Gay

When I was referred to you, I was told you need a “kick ass” lawyer and the case was like in the book/movie The Rainmaker. An important event in the movie is when the insurance company writes a letter to the insured’s mother with the words, “you must be stupid, stupid, stupid.” Big mistake! That reminds me of Riverside’s words to me, “That’s none of your business. It’s an internal issue.” Also a big mistake! When we first met, I got the impression you were not familiar with the book/movie, so here it is. Relax one night; watch it and it may bring back memories of when you began your practice 25 years ago.